DeLay enters a plea

Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay officially entered his plea in his political money laundering trial moments ago.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I am not guilty,” DeLay said, facing the jury.

DeLay is accused of conspiring with John Colyandro and Jim Ellis to launder $190,000 in corporate money raised by Texans for a Republican Majority through the Republican National Committee for a like amount of donations to seven GOP candidates for the Texas House. Corporate money cannot be legally used in state candidate elections.